Korean · Real conversations
Sharing a home: useful Korean phrases
Share chores, supplies, and a household cost.
Start with the essentials
Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.
Make the conversation more specific
| What you want to say | Korean |
|---|---|
| Kitchen | 부엌bueok Kitchen |
| Bathroom | 욕실yoksil Bathroom |
| to clean | 청소하다cheongsohada to clean |
| to help | 돕다dopda to help |
| Whose turn is it to ...? | …할 차례가 누구예요?...hal charyega nugu-yeyo? Show English translationWhose turn is it to …? |
| Could you put ... away? | … 좀 치워 주실 수 있어요?... jom chiwo jusil su isseoyo? Show English translationCould you put … away? |
| We're running out of ... | … 거의 다 떨어졌어요.... geoui da tteoreojyeosseoyo. Show English translationWe're running out of … |
| I'll take care of it. | 제가 할게요.jega halgeyo. Show English translationI'll take care of it. |
| Can we share the cost? | 비용을 나눠 낼까요?biyongeul nanwo naelkkayo? |
Read the other side of the exchange
Partner
오늘 저녁 집안일을 나눠야 해요.oneul jeonyeok jibannireul nanwoya haeyo.
We need to sort out tonight's chores.
You
설거지는 누구 차례예요?seolgeojineun nugu charyeyeyo?
Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?
Partner
제 차례예요. 식탁에 깨끗한 접시들이 있어요.je charyeyeyo. siktage kkaekkeuthan jeopsideuri isseoyo.
It's my turn. There are clean plates on the table.
You
접시를 정리해 주실 수 있어요?jeopsireul jeongnihae jusil su isseoyo?
Could you put the plates away?
Sharing a home in other languages
A note on speaking Korean
Most examples use polite 해요-style endings. A more formal ending may appear when addressing staff or making a careful request. Do not switch to casual speech with a stranger simply because the English translation sounds friendly.
Hangul is the main text; romanization helps you read along. Korean often leaves a clear subject unstated. Particles and endings carry information that English may express with separate words.
